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Welcome to the home of Brandon United Football Club &
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| A Brief History of Brandon United Football Club |
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Brandon United were originally formed as a Sunday morning side called Rostrons, the name of the waste paper company where most of the founders worked. They began by playing in the Durham & District Sunday League in 1968/69, Joining the Third Division and gradually played their way up to the First Division. They were basically local lads, however the inclusion of Northern League and Wearside League players turned the club into one of the most powerful Sunday football sides in the North East. From 1968/69 until 1976/77 they were First Division champions four times, Durham County FA. Sunday Cup winners three times, then the ultimate, F.A. Sunday Cup winners in 1975/76, defeating Evergreen 2-1. In 1977, the club now called Brandon United, changing its name at the start of season 1972/73, made a switch to Saturday football, joining the Northern Alliance League where they played three successful seasons, winning the League Championship and League Cup twice. Brandon United's proudest moment came in 1979/80 when entering the F.A. Cup for the first time, they reached the first round proper, on the way taking care of Northern League opponents Spennymoor United, Tow Law Town, South Bank and North Shields. In the first round proper, Brandon were beaten 3-0 by Football League opponents Bradford City, in a game played at Spennymoor. Having resigned from the Northern Alliance, they failed to gain Northern League membership and with all other major leagues full, they finally Joined the Northern Amateur League for one season. The club Joined the Wearside League in 1981/82, winning the Sunderland Shipowners Cup. The following season they reached the quarter finals of the F.A- Vase and repeated the same the following season. On the 6th June 1983, Brandon United's dream came true when they were admitted to the Northern League's Second Division. United won the Second Division title the following season. For the next nine seasons Brandon were a First Division outfit and during this period had four players leaving the club to join Football League clubs; Bryan Liddle going to Hartlepool in 1984, Dean Gibb also to Hartlepool in 1986, Paul Dalton to Manchester United in 1988 and Neil Richardson to Rotherham United in 1989. In 1988 United once again reached the first round proper of the F.A. Cup playing Doncaster Rovers twice at Belle Vue before losing 1-2. In 1992/93 Brandon played Seaham Red Star in the League Cup final at Bedford Terrace home of Billingham Town, only to lose after a penalty shoot out. United under Lindoe Before the arrival of Ken Lindoe United suffered The Bad and the Worse. Now with Lindoe at the helm United have tasted the delights of the Northern League. First by winning Division Two and then by doing the same in Division One. Ken Lindoe has made a lot of controversial decisions at United but now the fans know that it's probably for the best so do not question them. The fans now know him not by his name instead they have christened him Super Kenny Lindoe for his acheivements!
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| Date added: 07th July 2005 |
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